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Today we see a section of Esther that gets violent. What do we do with violence in the Old Testament? Is there anything we can learn from the violence in the book of Esther? Believe it or not, Anthony tells us there are at least two things we can learn from the violence in the book of Esther. 

We get to the climatic moment in the story. Will King Xerxes grant Esther's request? And what will he do about Haman? We find all that out and see that God is a covenant keeper and our rescue. 

We get to what is perhaps the most famous section in the book of Esther. We learn that God works in the world in through all kinds of people, and he has perhaps placed you were you are "for such a time as this". 

Rand Habegger takes us through week 2 of our Esther series. This week we are introduced to Haman. Haman, because of his dislike of Mordecai, puts into motion a plan to eradicate all of the Jewish people. Where is God in such moments of pain? 

Today we start the book of Esther. An amazing story that introduces us to the idea that God moves even when it seems like he's not. We are introduced to some of our main characters today; King Xerxes, Mordecai, and Esther. In today's sermon we find out something about God, and we see something that God is doing with the book of Esther. 

This Easter Sunday we take some time to look at Jesus and Peter's relationship after the resurrection. We watch how shame interacts with Peter's story, and how Jesus interacts with Peter.